Psychology › Section D · States of consciousness › Topic D.1
What is consciousness?
You are reading this sentence, and aware that you are reading it - that awareness is consciousness, the most familiar and least explained phenomenon there is. This topic defines it, maps its continuum, and follows the 24-hour clock that moves you along it.
In this topic
- Awareness of inside and outside
- A continuum, not a switch
- Circadian rhythms
- The biological clock: the SCN
- When the clock breaks: jet lag and shift work
- Larks, owls, and individual clocks
- Sleep debt
- How much sleep?
- Worked example: reading a sleep-debt ledger
- Worked example: the rotating-shift nurse
- Common mistakes to avoid
- Key takeaways
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